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- Ein Stufenbrunnen ist ein typischerweise mehrstöckiges, unterirdisches Bauwerk, das je nach Wasserstand unterschiedlich hoch geflutet ist. Stufenbrunnen findet man in den Wüsten und Halbwüsten von Nordwestindien und Pakistan.
- Stepwells, also called bawdi or baoli, or vaav are wells or ponds in which the water can be reached by descending a set of steps. They may be covered and protected, and are often of architectural significance. It can be multi-storied also in which a bullock turns the water wheel ("Rehat") to raise the water in the well to the first or second floor. They are most common in the west of India. They may be also found in the other more arid regions of the subcontinent, extending into Pakistan. The construction may be utilitarian, but sometimes includes significant architectural embellishments. A number of distinct names, sometimes local, exist for stepwells. In Hindi speaking regions, they include names based on baudi (including bawdi, bawri, baoli, bavadi, bavdi). In Gujarati and Marwari language, they are usually called vav or vaav. All forms of the stepwell may be considered to be particular examples of the many types of storage and irrigation tanks that were developed in India, mainly to cope with seasonal fluctuations in water availability. A basic difference between stepwells on the one hand, and tanks and wells on the other, was to make it easier for people to reach the ground water, and to maintain and manage the well. In some related types of structure (johara wells), ramps were built to allow cattle to reach the water. The majority of surviving stepwells originally also served a leisure purpose, as well as providing water. This was because the base of the well provided relief from daytime heat, and more such relief could be obtained if the well was covered. This led to the building of some significant ornamental and architectural features, often associated with dwellings and in urban areas. It also ensured their survival as monuments. Stepwell construction is known to have gone on from at least 600 AD. Most existing stepwells date from the last 800 years. There are suggestions that they may have originated much earlier, and there are some suggestions that precursors to them can be seen in the Indus Valley civilisation.
- Fil:ChandBaori. jpg En trappbrun i Rajastan, Indien. En trappbrunn, även bawdi eller baoli, eller vaav, är en brunn som omges av trappsteg ner till vattenytan. Trappbrunnar har förekommit framför allt i Sydasien sedan antiken.
- Les bâoli, bâodi, bâori, ou wav sont des puits à degrés très courants en Inde. Les bâolis ont connu au Gujarat - le remarquable Rani ki Vav de Patan datant du Modèle:XIe siècle, par exemple - et au Rajasthan - le Raniji ki Baori de Bûndî - des formes complexes richement décorées de peintures ou de sculptures et des tailles très impressionnantes. Les bâolis sont utilisés tant pour des raisons religieuses et rituelles, permettant les ablutions et bains rituels, que comme source d'approvisionnement en eau. Dans le sud de l'Inde et au Sri Lanka, ils portent le nom générique de tank, au Cambodge celui de baray.
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- Ein Stufenbrunnen ist ein typischerweise mehrstöckiges, unterirdisches Bauwerk, das je nach Wasserstand unterschiedlich hoch geflutet ist. Stufenbrunnen findet man in den Wüsten und Halbwüsten von Nordwestindien und Pakistan.
- Fil:ChandBaori. jpg En trappbrun i Rajastan, Indien. En trappbrunn, även bawdi eller baoli, eller vaav, är en brunn som omges av trappsteg ner till vattenytan. Trappbrunnar har förekommit framför allt i Sydasien sedan antiken.
- Stepwells, also called bawdi or baoli, or vaav are wells or ponds in which the water can be reached by descending a set of steps. They may be covered and protected, and are often of architectural significance. It can be multi-storied also in which a bullock turns the water wheel ("Rehat") to raise the water in the well to the first or second floor. They are most common in the west of India. They may be also found in the other more arid regions of the subcontinent, extending into Pakistan.
- Les bâoli, bâodi, bâori, ou wav sont des puits à degrés très courants en Inde. Les bâolis ont connu au Gujarat - le remarquable Rani ki Vav de Patan datant du Modèle:XIe siècle, par exemple - et au Rajasthan - le Raniji ki Baori de Bûndî - des formes complexes richement décorées de peintures ou de sculptures et des tailles très impressionnantes.
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